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Rivera to remain coach of Carolina Panthers

A Panthers spokesman said Rivera met with owner
Jerry Richardson yesterday and was informed that he will return for a third
season. Rivera has two years left on his current contract.

Richardson fired general manager
Marty Hurney after a 1-5 start and informed Rivera at the time that the Panthers
needed to be “trending upward” the rest of the season. The Panthers went 6-4 after that, including
four straight wins to close the season.

Cycling

Armstrong may admit he used drugs, report says

Lance Armstrong may be considering a change in course, dropping his years of
denials and admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs — though whether such a move would
help him is uncertain.

The
New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that Armstrong has told associates he
is thinking about the move.

However, Armstrong attorney
Tim Herman says that the cyclist hasn’t reached out to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
chief executive
Travis Tygart and
David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

USADA stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles last year and issued a report
portraying the cyclist as the leader of a sophisticated doping operation on his winning teams.

Golf

PGA Tour opener is postponed again

The start of the 2013 PGA Tour was postponed for a second consecutive day because of strong,
gusting winds at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

First-round play in the PGA Tour’s season-opener had been entirely scrapped on Friday because of
similar conditions, and hopes of playing 36 holes yesterday had to be abandoned.

Winds gusted up to 40 mph across the Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course, making the layout
unplayable. On some of the more-exposed holes on the back nine, golf balls rolled uphill when
dropped on the greens as a test by officials.

With the weather expected to improve over the next two days, officials said they planned to
complete 36 holes today and 18 on Monday in a tournament cut to 54 holes.

Elsewhere

Rangers reportedly to sign Berkman

A person familiar with the situation says the Texas Rangers are close to a deal with
Lance Berkman to be their designated hitter.

Multiple reports, all citing unidentified sources, said it would be a one-year deal worth at
least $10 million. The deal could also include a vesting option for 2014.